Mumbai Apr 20 PTI Actor Mrunal Thakur says her journey in Bollywood has been a beautiful and organic process of one film leading her to other interesting projectsThe actor who made her Hindi movie debut in 2018 with Love Sonia a hard-hitting drama on human trafficking has worked with top stars such as a Hrithik Roshan in Super 30 Batla House and Toofan with actors John Abraham and Farhan Akhtar respectivelyThakur 29 will next be seen opposite Shahid Kapoor in Jersey and the actor hopes filmmakers continue to trust herMy big ticket to Bollywood was Love Sonia and this is the film that the majority of people have not seen The best thing is that the film did so well in the international film circuits that all the filmmakers that I have worked with have watched the filmThe reason I got Batla House was because of Love Sonia Nikkhil Advani was on the jury at the Melbourne Indian Film Festival and Love Sonia was the opening film He saw my performance and cast me for Batla House Thakur told PTI in an interviewWhile she was dubbing for Batla House Advani spoke to filmmaker Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra when he was casting for ToofanSo one film has led me to another one and it has been a beautiful process I think my journey has been organic I would like to thank the makers of Love Sonia for casting me because of that film I am actually existing in Bollywood she saidI will make sure that today I will reach out to the masses by doing commercially and artistically balanced films Maybe one day I will be capable enough to get the maximum audience in the theatre to talk about a social cause she added Thakur said her journey as an actor in Bollywood may seem short as her first Hindi feature released in 2018 but she has been working in the television industry beforeI started working towards my dream from the age of 17 and today I am 29 I am happy that all the films that I have done in three-four years are coming back-to-back so it may seem like a short journey but it is not It took me actually eight years to reach where I am today Thakur who has acted in TV shows like Mujhse Kuchh KehtiYeh Khamoshiyaan Kumkum Bhagya saidThakur said she believes in going with the flow and is flexible with what she does nextI dont have any inhibitions or timelines I want to work with new directors new actors and in different languages Thats why I am doing a Telugu film If I get an opportunity to work in French or Spanish films I will do it she addedThe director of Jersey Gowtam Tinnanuri liked her performance in Super 30 and approached her to play the role of Vidya for the Hindi version of the movieVidya Thakur said is different from her roles of the pastI have been told in the past that I play roles who are supportive of his partner girl-next-door sweet but then I chose Jersey in which the wife is a mean and practical woman stuck in a situation I am not really playing an emotional anchor to my husbandJersey presented by Allu Arvind and backed by Aman Gill Dil Raju S Naga Vamsi is set to release on April 24Thakurs slate is filled with projects such as Ronnie Screwvala-produced war-drama Pippa a comedy with director Umesh Shukla Aankh Micholi Hindi remake of 2019s Tamil movie Thadam titled Gumrah and Hanu Raghavpudis Telugu movie with Dulquer SalmaanI was in a headspace where I wanted to do something fun I had heard comedy is a difficult genre and hence I picked up Aankh Micholi she saidTalking about Gumrah Thakur said it is a working title and it was seasoned actor Tabus work in Drishyam that pushed her to try the genre of thrillerIt is a thriller and I wanted to do it I was really impressed by Tabus maam performance in Drishyam I always wanted to play a cop and do something fun and exciting I want to offer something different to the audience she said PTI KKP BK BK

Lucknow Dec 25 PTI Congress workers on Saturday night staged a protest outside the camp office of Lucknow police chief over denial of the permission to hold a race as part of their leader Priyanka Gandhis Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon poll campaign The protesting Congress workers including some women were forced into a police van and whisked away from their protest site outside the Lucknow police commissioners office The five-km race was to begin at 8 am on Sunday starting from the city 1090 crossing and ending there itself UP Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi said The BJP government is scared of the women moving towards the Congress They denied us the permission due to their arrogance Awasthi told PTI Accusing the state government practising duplicity he added No Covid protocol or section 144 of the CrPC is applicable for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths programme but when it comes to the Congress all these rules become applicable Police Commissioner D K Thakur told PTI that the Congress had sought permission to organise a race but was denied due to pandemics So they protested They were told not to organise a race but hold an indoor programme for which permission will be given he said Congress national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate told reporters at the party headquarters that the BJP government is adopting double standards The stopping of the race under the Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon campaign shows the anti-women mindset of the BJP he alleged PTI NAV RAX RAX

Mumbai Dec 24 PTI More than 4000 children were found suffering from acute malnutrition in Mumbai the financial capital of the country this year till August a Maharashtra minister has told the state Legislative Council Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur gave this information in the Upper House of the state legislature on Thursday while responding to a question asked by Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap As on August this year 4194 children were found suffering from acute malnutrition in Mumbai city Maximum cases were found in Dharavi Malvani Mankhurd and Govandi areas she said A nutrition rehabilitation centre was set up at Shatabdi Hospital in Mumbai on August 20 to provide medication to bring the children out of acute malnutrition Other schemes are also being implemented to improve the health of the malnourished children and their mothers Thakur added PTI ND NP NP

Mumbai Aug 25 PTI The Maharashtra government has launched a special mission for women from poor families who have lost their husbands to coronavirus infection which aims to provide a bunch of services under one roof The new programme- Mission Vatsalya- has been designed for widows especially from rural areas who come from poor backgrounds and deprived sections Due to the death of the sole breadwinner in their families their hardship is increased Considering these all aspects a bunch of 18 benefits schemes and services will be provided to these widows under one roof Women and Child Development WCD Minister Yashomati Thakur said on Wednesday In the last 18 months 15095 women lost their husbands due to COVID-19 infection the minister said Of them the number of women who have been listed by the District Task Force is 14661 Efforts are being made by the WCD Department to provide 18 different services to help such women including making various certificates available This includes several schemes like the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana Gharkul Yojana for these women Thakur said She said staff of the WCD Department child development project officers local unit officers and Anganwadi workers are visiting homes of such women and providing them with these services The department has reached out to about 10500 women So far 10349 applications have been received from the women contacted by the WCD department for making them available the benefits under various schemes Thakur added PTI MR NSK NSK